Metallic railway-tie and rail-fastening.



PATENTED 001-30, 1906- 9A. WARFIELD, a METALLIC RAILWAY TIE AND RAILFASTENING.

APIfLIOATION FILED 0011s, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

AARON WARFIELD, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA. METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE ANDRAIL-FASTENING. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 30, 1906.

Application filed October 16, 1905. Serial ITO/282,947."

States, and a resident of N0. 356 Euclid aveone of the ties.

nue, in the city of Toronto, in the county of York, Province of Ontario,and Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and useful Metal Railway-Tieand Rail-Fastening, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a metal railway-tie molded or rolled into a Tshape in cross-section, as I have illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings. The tie in this construction comprises suitable means by whichit may be firmly anchored to the road-bed and will also have means bwhich the rails may be fastened to the t1e and in such a manner that therails will be prevented from spreading by the fastening means becomingloosened. attain these objects by the device illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure I is a perspective view of asection of a track. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of Fig. 3 is a detailView of a section of a rail and the means for fastening same to the tie.Fig. 4 is a sectional detail on lines as ac, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is aperspective view of one of the fastening-dogs. Fig. 6 is an alternativeform of a fastening-dog in perspective view, and Fig. 7 is a perspectiveview of the locking-key.

Like letters refer to like parts throughout the drawings andspecification.

The tie may be molded or rolled in any desired width or thickness,substantially T shape in cross-section, comprising a top or crown plateA, and a flange B, depending from the under side, adapted to be set andpacked into the ground and act as an anchor.

Formed through the top or crown plate A are a series of holes-C, adaptedto receive the lugs D of the fastening-dogs E, by which the rails F maybe fastened to the tie, and passing through the flange B, in alinementwith the holes 0, are holes G, provided that the key H may pass throughthe two lugs D of the dog E, as the holes 0 are so situated that one lugcomes on each side of the anchorflange B. The holes C and G, formed inthe plate A and flange B, respectively, may be cast or drilled in anysuitable shape adaptable to the lugs D. The fastening-dogs E are cast orformed comprising a head 6 and two depending lu'gs D, having openings Iformed therein. The head 6 forms a fasteningflange adapted to fit overthe base-flange'J of, the rail F to clamp it firmly to the tie.

In fastening the rail to the tie the fasten ing-dogs E are arra'nged oneon each side of the rail F, with the lugs engaging in the openings C. Tohold the dogs firmlin position, a locking-key H is passed through theopenings' I in the lugs D along the under side of the crown-plate Auntil the end h projects be yond the edge of the plate A. To hold thekey H firmly in engagement with the dogs, the end h is bent up againstthe edge of the plate A, as illustrated in Fig. 4. The key H isconstructed so that one end may be readily bent up against the edge ofthe crown-plate and also to provide'a shoulder h? to provide a means bywhich the key may be knocked out of the lugs when it is required toremove or alter the rails.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a modified form for the fastening-dog, In thisform the head e is adapted to fit over the flange J of the rail F andalso up against the web J This form of fastening-dog is fastened to thetie in the same manner as the dog E, but is adapted to be used at theends of rails and on curves; but for strengthening and supporting therails it might be found advisable to use a series of them to every somany feet of rail. When the tie is to be used in connectionwith aroadand smooth bed may be constructed. Fur- 5 ther, the tie may befirmly packed into the earth, and it will be found very convenient tooperate on in the event of removal or for ballasting.

Slight modifications may be made in the shape and construction of thefastening-dogs and means for fastening them to the tie without deviatingfrom the nature of my invention.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

. 1. In a metal railway-tie and means for fastening railto same, a tiecomprising a top or crown plate, a flange formed integral and dependingfrom the under side of said top or TOO IIO

crown plate, openings formed through the said top or crown plate, andopenings formed through the said flange, said openings adapted toreceive means for fastening the rails to the said tie, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a metal railway-tie and means for fastening rail to same, a tiecomprising a top or crown plate, a flange formed integral and dependingfrom the under side of the top or crown plate, openings formed throughthe said top or crown plate, and openings formed through the saidflange, a series of fasteningdogs adapted'to be fastened in the openingsin the top or crown plate, substantially as described.

3. In a metal railway-tie and means for fastening rail to same, incombination with a tie comprising a top or crown plate, a flangedepending from the under side of the top or crown plate, a series ofopenings through the said top or crown plate, openings formed throughthe said flange, fastening-dogs detachably fastened to the said top orcrown plate, said dogs having lugs engaging in the openings in said topor crown plate, a fastening-key adapted to pass through openings in thesaid lugs and openings in the said flange,

said key adapted to be bent up against the edge of the top or crownplate to prevent removal, substantially as described.

4. In a metal railway-tie and means for fastening rail to same, a tiesubstantially T- shaped in cross-section, said tie comprising a top orcrown plate, an anchor-flange depending from the under side of the topor crown plate, openings formed through the said top or crown plate, andthrough the said anchorflange, fastening-dogs detachably fastened in thetop oi crown plate, said dogs having lugs engaging in the openings inthe said top or crown plate, said lugs having openings formedtherethrough, a locking-key adapted to pass through the said lugs andthrough the openings in the said anchor-flange, said key adapted to bebent up against the edge of said top or crown plate, substantially asdescribed.

Signed at Toronto this 11th day of October, 1905.

AARON VVARFIELD.

Witnesses: 1

S. ALFRED JoNEs, H. L. WALSH.

